Peter van Parys

Peter van Parys played in the First Division and for the Belgian national team.

First Division stats are first available online for 1988. He hit .242/.381/.305 for the champion Antwerp Royal Greys that year. The infielder fielded .896. In '89, he was 6 for 31 with 8 walks, fielding .895. In 1990, he hit .271/.444/.271, fielding .971. Moving to the Brasschaat Braves, he hit .236/.328/.291 and fielded .893 in 1991. The Braves would win the next six titles and he was there for all of them. In 1992, he was a backup, batting .213/.375/.234 and fielding .897.

In 1993, Peter produced at a .297/.381/.327 clip and fielded .915. Backing up Donald Vertommen and Serge Roofthooft in the 1993 European Championship, he was 0 for 2 for Belgium and had one assist. In 1994, he was back on the Braves' bench, going 9-for-41 with four walks. The next year, he hit .304/.450/.348 and fielded .957 followed by .286/.432/.343 and .917 in 1996. In his final season, he hit .229/.321/.292 and fielded .968 for Brasschaat. He did not hit a homer in the ten years for which stats are available.

Sources

• Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation
• Internet Archive, 1993 European Championship site